Coffee brings prosperity to Yunnan farmers

Harvest time in Padangba, Yunnan province, is when Huang Chuanhe and his wife are too busy to nap after lunch. They must quickly gather ripe coffee berries while the weather is good.

The farmer owns a plantation of more than 3 hectares. Last year, he earned more than 100,000 yuan ($15,130) growing coffee.

The crop has transformed the fortunes of Huang in Padangba, and many other villages in Yunnan, pulled along by exports and burgeoning national consumption.